Weird cases: unconscious acts prove costly

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“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died,” advised the American
writer Erma Bombeck. To that piece of advice, Veronica Valdez might want to
add: “Never rely on a doctor who likes to decorate his unconscious
patients.”

In the US, Ms Valdez is suing an anaesthetist who, while she was under
anaesthesia, adorned her face with a false moustache, drew yellow teardrops
on her and allowed her to be photographed in that state. The photo was then
allegedly posted on Facebook.

Ms Valdez had worked at the Torrance Memorial Medical Centre in Torrance,
Southern California, for more than